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i have done this a bunch of times with various devices... i hope its not keeping a tally

This to me says your agreeing to void your warranty if you actually unlock your bootloader. Doesn't say anything about voiding warranty for receiving the unlock code. So if you can get back to stock there really doesn't seem a way to prove you actually used the code.

how bout this for an anology: i passed several different citys police enforcement for several months with no front plate. your situation is like me saying "they dont really care if you have a front plate or not. i havent had one for several months now." but then BAM! cop in a bad mood for whatever reason pulls me over and gives me a ticket.

i personally dont care,im willing to pay the insurance deductible if i brick my phone. as i said,im just playin devils advocate and throwin ideas around. i personally dont think folks should get too comfortable with their rooted phones- its not htc or vzws fault if someone develops the "theyll warranty it" attitude and starts hapazzardy flashing stuff they shouldnt. or they purposelfully brick it because the screen is scratched up and they want a new one(seen it happen )

but your coments are partially why i brought it up. folks are fixated on making their phone say locked. if vzw/htc want to be dicks it may not matter.

just my 2 cents

well the only issue with you analogy is, the cops cannot pull you over for not having a front plate alone. At least in my state they cannot. Just like in my state I can not wear a seatbelt all I want, they cannot ticket me unless they get me for say speeding. Doesn't mean they won't pay more attention too you though and try and find some reason to pull you over.

Thats why its called an analogy, its not supposed to represent actual fact as you have put it. What he meant flew right over your head....

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So...lets throw logic out the window. Knowing what someone means and them representing it correctly are two different things. You use an analogy to help someone understand through different circumstances they might understand. If you misrepresent those other circumstances then your point is lost.

I meant no disrespect. When he made that analogy it got twisted by changing the similar circumstance. By saying in this state is this way it messes up the analogy. It shouldnt matter which state have which laws, the important thing was to get the point across. Which had nothing to do with laws from different states

So...lets throw logic out the window. Knowing what someone means and them representing it correctly are two different things. You use an analogy to help someone understand through different circumstances they might understand. If you misrepresent those other circumstances then your point is lost.

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actually... i was gonna just let it go,but... you can get pulled over for not having a plate. youre correct about seatbelts,they wont pull you over for just that. but ive been pulled over more than once for no front plate. one time,i was pulled over for no front plate and given a ticket for no seat belt

a good friend actually puts no front plate tickets into his budget. he absolutely refuses to put a plate on the front of his nsx. cant blame him it would look competely retarded on somethin that sexy(not too big a deal on my jeep cherokee or crewcab pickup,so i broke down and put em on)

its also not good enuff to slap it in your front windshield or zip tie it to your passenger side sun visor. its gotta be on your bumper and mounted with bolts(dont ask )

so if you,sir,are driivng here in cincinati,OHIO,better get that front plate on if you dont have one,as im in dayton.

but yall are right... at the end of the day we all love android phones

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